A Poem For J.T.

I once heard someone say…

Suffering stops

Where gratitude starts

Perspective is often

What matters most 

Perhaps I am

Privileged beyond repair 

How wonderful it is

The world...

To be able 

To say 

I was once 

Here on earth

Despite the pain

That awaits us all

That we know

We must go through

In order to emerge

On the other side

- A Poem For J.T.